Monday, November 4, 2013
English II Creative Writing & Imagery Paragraphs
Pick three sensory prompts and expand them into descriptive paragraphs, each prompt deserves its own paragraph. Use sensory, show-not-tell language, figurative language and concrete details. Try to mix complex sentences with simple sentences to add to your paragraph’s musicality and syncopation.
1- Cool water running through your hair/ over your head on a hot day.
2- The smell of Thanksgiving turkey in the oven with the gravy cooling on the stove.
3- Hearing a song you used to be obsessed with years ago.
4- A horrible sunburn.
5- The smell of an orange rind when you first break into it.
6- The feel of fizzy soda on your tongue.
7- The taste of grapefruit.
8- The feeling of ice resting on your skin.
9- The caring touch of cool hands on your feverish forehead.
10- A blister from a burn on your body.
11- The smell of the ocean mixing with a bonfire and the sound of the waves crashing in the dark distance.
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prompt one
ReplyDeleteIt's summer. Scorching hot sun on your back is the least you wanted your summer to be made up of. As I leave the most excrutiating practice on that hot day, I want a nice clean shower. The sound is the trickling water clash against my head made me even sweat even more. The boling temperatures in my body are ready to hit the crisp shower water.
As the refreshing waters hit my dry, sweaty head I sigh in relief. The thirst for something cold in my body has been drunk with crystal sprinkling water. My hair turns a darker color as it absorbs its lusciousness. It lathers in the cool moment. Now I can't seem to get out of this "waterworld" or freshness.
Prompt eight
As I reach into the freezer for a fast invigurating drink, I scoop out some rounded ice cubes. As it comes out of the freezer, it smokes with fogs with cooling air rising from it. You can feel the frost a few inches away.
As i sit down to enjoy my beverage, i play around with the ice cubes that make a tinkling sound against the tall dense glass of thick mango juice. With a spoon i lift the ice from the chilling mango juice. Inspired from the tag on youtube called the salt and ice challenge, i plopped the ice onto my arm. At first it made me have goosebumps all over for quite a awhile. The cooling touch gradually went to a frosty feel. As the seconds go by, the coldness isn't cold, instead it was a stinging sensation. The area affected by the ice now turned red and started to bruise. I could not bare the stinging sensation any longer.
Prompt eleven
The feeling of the grainy sand against my moist feet feels relaxing. I set up the fire with some packaged log. The color was an ash black. It was shaped as a perfect cylinder with much texture like a real tree. I set it down on the pit which was previously used. The ashes were a mixture of black and grey piled along the pit. When I ignited a flame on the log, it instantly spewed out heat that warmed my face. The embers would make the air above seem like flickering lights in the sky. The very center of the fire was the brightest part of the flames. The very top flickered in different directions in unpredictable ways.
As I am enjoying the glow of the fire, I hear clashing waves louder than the crackling of the fire. In the darkness of night, you could hear the waves scrape the sea cliffs. A hand reaching out and grabbing a chunk of sea rock then retrieving. It was more racous than lightning. And the worst part is that you are totally visionless to the phenomena that happened very three seconds.
ARIEL WILLIAMS PER 5
Holy crap, that third prompt is wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteIt was a cold, gloomy morning. There were sheets of melting ice on shiny car windshields. These types of days were very similar to those warm Christmas mornings; where all the tired excited children would wake up extra early to help their mother’s prepare warm, delicious, cultural food. This holiday wasn’t just heartwarming but also satisfying because it was the one day you could stuff your stomach like there was no tomorrow. As you headed to the kitchen in your comfy pajamas you tip toed because the wood floor was ice cold on your little toes. Of course you’re still exhausted from the night before where you were also preparing food, but you immediately awaken due to the warmth of the oven. While your mother took the golden turkey out you watched with awe, your eyes gradually widened. The smell was irresistible the steam practically ran up your nose and shocked you. The gravy glided down the shiny, moist turkey so you ask your mother if you can have just a tiny, little piece to see if it actually tastes as good as it looks. Of course, she says a firm no, but you wait until she leaves so you can creep up to the stove and sneak a piece into your mouth. The moist, jelly textured skin melts into your mouth like ice cream on the fourth of July, you treasure that small piece but you also hurry because you don’t want to get caught.
Prompt 1
I woke up warm and cozy, folded my fuzzy purple Justin Bieber blanket and shot out of bed. This was the only morning I felt motivated to go on a nice jog on my own. I had just bought new bright colored workout clothes, which gave me even more of a reason to exercise. I grabbed my Nike Free runs and headed out the door. It was searing hot outside, in the month of February, it was as if it was the start of summer break. The start of my jog started at the rocky Marina trail. The water was shiny with many rips of waves. I was on my fifth mile now, I stopped at a new looking water fountain, I splashed some cool, refreshing water on my face to help me rejuvenate. I had never felt so exhausted in my life.
Prompt 3
I hop in my car, its 6:50AM, of course my mom would take forever to come out of the house the one day I’m late for AP World History. I was already having an exhausting morning and I couldn’t afford to be late. The time felt like it was going by faster than a cheetah running a marathon, and my mom was getting ready slower than a tortoise. I decided to turn the radio on, my eyes widened, was it really this song? The beginning sounds could already be recognized, I knew it was the song. It was the overrated song that everyone listened to in the sixth grade, “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha. The name of the song had already explained itself. I was slightly annoyed, but also amused because it made me remember the idiotic, regretful memories from middle school. This song immediately brought my bad mood to a huge smile.
Jodie Antonio
Period 5
Go into depth on my the song was popular. Concrete details.
DeleteGo into depth on my the song was popular. Concrete details.
DeleteArtreau Sheppard Per.5 November 6, 2013 The 1st one I choose to write about is cool water running through your hair/over your head on a hot day. It was a super hot day that was hot as the sun. My body was weak, sluggish, burning, & drenched in sweat. But as I was about to faint I saw a bucket of ice water by my refrigerator. As I picked it up & poured it on my head the water gushed down on my head as if it was a stormy day. And thus fixed me from the sun like day to an Attic day in the snow. The 2nd one I'd picked is hearing a song you used to be obsessed with years ago . A thousand miles. As the song played on the radio I had flashbacks of me dancing like the Towns fool. The song was very catchy like a jingle. It was a song that I can be a kangaroo to. But as it went off it was as if my childhood drifted off. The the last one I picked is a horrible sunburn. It was as if my arm was on fire. It was a log at a camp fire with a stick with a marshmallow on it hovering over roasting. My arm was so badly sunburnt, It was as if the Sun had came down to earth and slapped my arm. And my arm bone was steaming as if it was just cooked in a pot of boiling water.
ReplyDeleteBreak these up into three seperate paragraphs, and expand on them using concrete details and imagery.
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ReplyDeleteThe sound of the song puts me in a trance. A state similar to that of nirvana. I feel that my soul is being lifted outside of my body and caressed by the music. It is as if for an entire 3 minutes I am not me but instead, the music and I have been synthesized together to create this being that nobody can see but only feel. I can feel the music running through my veins warm and tingly. The music creates nostalgic feelings from years past. Images and memories both good and bad alike appear in front of me. Its as if I am in a desert with no water and just start hallucinating. Although I am not actually dehydrated the illusions cause me to transcend into my own world. A world in which only the music and my memories lie. A giant movie theater with a million movies playing at the same time with the same song playing in each one. Then all together everything comes back together and I am in my body again as I hear the final strums of the guitar.
Prompt 6
Oh the feeling of ice after a hard day at practice. Being able to soak my sore,warm, and sweat filled body in a pool of ice is both bone chilling and amazing. When you put one foot in you can feel it slowly going numb. You put one more foot in then now you have two numbed feet. After you get the courage to slowly lower your body into the ice you get scared at first because of how cold it is but eventually just plop in. When inside you can feel the ice seeping into your skin and numbing your bones slowly. That painful feeling of it being so cold that you start to hyperventilate isn't exactly the most fun thing in the world to do but the result is amazing. When the numbness kicks in and you can't feel your body anymore you feel calm and warm. Its as if you are in massage chair and a warm shower at the same time. You can just feel your body feeling slightly better by the minute. After a couple minutes have passed then you begin to feel your body again then slowly arise. When you get up you feel as though you have swam to the coldest abyss in the world then back to the warm surface of the water. At this point you feel revitalized and calm enough for a deep sleep.
Prompt 11
Sitting by bonfires at a beach can be quite relaxing at night. Just sitting in front of the fire and listening to the waves hitting the rocks and everything in its path. The smell of the fire or water however isn't very pleasing until the water and the fire synthesize together to create some kind of new candle scent. You start feeling more relaxed and sleepy as the cool waves bring wind to you and the warm fire cancels it out for a comfortable bed like feeling. Next you hear the crackling of the fire and the crashing of the waves. You begin to feel as if you are in an eerie horror movie and someone is standing right there behind you awaiting to hurt you. As soon as you start to panic you look into the darkness that is the water. You start to realize that you can only see in that small radius around your fire. That is when that eerie horror movie like atmosphere begins to kick in even more. Everywhere you look you can see nothing but darkness for your imagination to paint a picture on. Naturally as you panic you look towards the sound which in this case happens to be the waves violently hitting rocks and everything on the beach. Your imagination takes the initiative and starts creating terrifying images of what it could possibly be. From the darkness anything can come out like a serial killer, a shark, a demon, a spirit, maybe even a crab or fish. It is all up to your imagination and there is absolutely nothing you can do but be brave.
Angelo Belenson
Period 4
What if the song that put you in a state on nirvana was Nirvana?
DeleteMind. Blown.
Prompt 1
ReplyDeleteThe hot humid afternoon flew through the air like a blaze of fire. Everyone feeling groggy and giddy drenched in their own sweat. Galloping to the fountains eager to wash down in freezing cold water. We shot through swarms of people like a cheetah chasing its prey. Finally found the fountain secluded from the rest. We wrenched the knob unleashing a waterfall from the heavens. Droplets trickled down from our hair tips to our skin. Under this icy, penetrating, sub zero fluid, our pain was allayed, alleviated and assuaged.
Prompt 7
Grapefruit, a sour, subtropical, semi-sweet fruit. The initiation of beginning the fruit starts with a tangy acidic like taste with a slight bitter feeling in the background. This explosion in your mouth starts a roller coaster ride varied with tastes. Tangy, acidic, bitter, lemony, salty sweet and then bitter again. A cycle going up and down as you munch through the entire grapefruit.
Prompt 2
Beep beep, beep, the ovens done. Slowly opening door with impatient enthusiasm due to curiosity in which whether or not the turkey was okay. As the oven opened, succulent smells bolstered throughout the room salivating the mouths of many. The smell of seasoning, peppers, spices, and baked vegetables. The gravy, a hot melting pot of various ingredients. The steam embodied the smell of all as we followed it to the table of feasts.
Diana Grande
Period 4
Great writing.
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ReplyDeleteIt is November 28 which means it's Thanksgiving! Not only do you get to bond with family and friends but delicious food is always a must. The most important food for Thanksgiving is hands down turkey with gravy. As I walk into the kitchen, the smell of the spices and vegetables from the turkey filled the entire house and the sizzling sounds were heard for hours. As the shiny and golden turkey gets taken out of the oven, my mouth waters and I can feel the tingle of the spices on my tongue. My stomach starts to growl and I suddenly became extremely hungry and craved for that turkey. I took a piece of the meat and the gravy and turkey melted on my tongue like butter on a pan, the succulent meat bursted with rainbows of flavors and juice, and the texture of it was just right. The turkey was so delicious and flavorful that I ate half of it and still craving for more.
Prompt 3
It is June 15, 2016 which is the day of my High School Graduation! It's been 4 years since I've been in high school and I'm finally done. I'm driving myself home after a graduation party and out of nowhere, my favorite song from years again, "Pocketful of Sunshine" comes onto the radio! Waves of memories starts to hit and before I even know it, the warm and salty tears are crawling down my face. I was in shock because so many emotions came running to my mind. I don't need to go to school every morning at 7:15 anymore, I don't get to see my friends and teachers everyday, I won't be able to walk up those long stairs anymore and wave to my classmates. All of those daily routines are going to be soon a memory. I feel nostalgic already and that song just really gave me a reality check and flashback. I remember singing that song from the top of my lungs during recess with all my friends and now we're all graduates. It's crazy how fast time flies but deep down, a gleam of sunshine really shone through my heart. I do miss those school days but those are memories that I cherish for the rest of my life. That song definitely does make me sad, but it is a realization for me that there is never the end, this is just a beginning of something new.
Prompt 7
It is a 98 degree day and I was sweating rivers! I was extremely tired and thirsty because of the steaming weather. But off course I remembered that my grandma bought a large grapefruit in the fridge. I opened the fridge, and off course that piece of lifesaver is sitting on the fridge telling me to quench my thirst with it. I teared the grapefruit apart and I quickly sunk my mouth into it. The splash of juice bursted into my mouth, the citrus flavor left my mouth with tingles and the coldness made me refreshed again. I kept on eating and eating it until I finished the 6lb monster. It made me feel refreshed again and that was high light of the day!
Vivian Ye 5th period
Can one become nastolgic anticipating future events? What school would you be attending?
DeletePromp 8: The felling of ice on your skin. In the summer time this sensation feels like a burst of refreshing energy from hours of heat waves being socked into your skin, but in winter this is a very unpleasant condition. your body will shiver and you might catch a cold. It goes from pleasant to terrible. It cafes your skin and lays its cold melting eggs that are unbranded into your skin. Which leaves a pleasant or terrible surprise.
ReplyDeletePromp 9: The caring touch of cold hands on your feverish forehead. Guardians looking over you like angles raining down from heaven. Guardians are with you 24/7 looking after and are ready to lend a helping hand. Their constantly there nursing us back to health. The strong smells of soup and medicine filled the stuffy air. The bundles of blankets and pillows surrounds your body keeping the heat in. The cold refreshing feeling of bags of ice constantly being renew send waves of chills through your body to cool you off.
Promp 4: A horrible sunburn. It's summer and it's blazzing hot outside. It's a great day to go out and spread your wings. Maybe even go out for a fly around the neighborhood or something. But the thing that sucks is coming home to a burning sensation and layers of piling skin. It's the least thing you want thing you want to end your summer or day with. But we all know that if always a refreshing feeling to have a long cold shower on a hot day. Showering help us cleans, relax, and calm your skins. it also washes all the salt from your seat off you body.
Nini Tran
per4
11/7/13
Ice, the cold feeling, the hot feeling, a feeling that the mind can describe giving you a sense of discomfort. Ice melting over your warm palm, dripping through clammy fingers towards the unknown. Place a cube of ice onto your chest, its intense like a staring contest between 2 blind people, who will win? Its cold, like falling off the titanic plumiting to your death into the deep blue water. Its overwelming these feelings, like seeing your dead parent at your front door asking you if you wanna go for a walk. These feelings all in the mind, telling you this is wrong, but if your mind was telling you this is right, how would you feel then?
ReplyDelete2.My bed oh so comfortable, like sleeping in a lazyboy while on a rode trip while everyone else is in a wooden chair, why is other peoples discomfort pleasing to those who are comforted? snuggling into the cotton sheets witha luxury blanket tot top it all off? like a sundae with its final touches being a cherry. you can't wait to get home and climb into bed, sinking into the plush mattress claiming your body into it's inviting kingdom of comfort. As soon as you lay your head onto the familiar pillow,a cathartic release consumes your being, sleepiness is all that's on your mind. You didn't even realize how tired you were until after laying down, like sprinting 10miles and collapsing onto the ground to give into your body's weakness. snuggle into your frame and your bed does the rest, so once you've woken, you feel as good as a fresh glass of crisp cold orange juice waiting for you as your eyes open.
3. your mothers touch is something to cherish, feeding your soul with a warm embrace. like a newly found baby picture you thought you had lost. her hand caresses your face like a feather flouting in an open breeze. she enfolds you in her arms, all her love shown in that one moment. take a deep breath he scent comsuming your heart, never let her go keep a lock and chain twisted at her feet connecting to your mind because you feel a ruthless claim to her. she kisses away your pain, like slipping into a coma all thoughts and physical feelings rubbed away. such contentment in your eyes as you feel he breath tickle your cheek, your in your happy place, where complete bliss surrounds you, she can never be replaced, her presences known like a shadow in the dark, there is no better feeling, than your mothers touch.
Expand on the beginning of the third prompt.
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ReplyDeleteFrom the beginning bass slightly distorted, I knew I've encountered a song I haven't heard in years. The riff repeated itself very swift for about 4 bars, after that the light tambourine came in with a small melody. The synchronization of those 2 things together for even the start of 2 seconds was impeccable. After the 8th bar sharp hi hats rolled across the head of my skulls that greeted a bass drum and snare talking. Each of the instruments that were in playing had a unique swing that kicked everything else to the side of me.
Prompt 4:
As I thought the day could get any better, I was right that my skin had been damaged by the sun. The skin of my face was flooded with redness that covered all around. I was like tiny needles kept poking me from every little twist and turn I make. I should've know that falling asleep in the sun was a bad choice, I was warned multiple times that a big consequence would come if I did manage to nap. I look like a big red tomato that can't quite look left neither interact with anyone until this goes away. Maybe next time when I swim in a hot weather I'll think twice of my actions before.
Prompt 10:
Anxiously walking the whole day making sure I don't walk into anybody with my blistered hand. The night that this all happened all I was doing an art project with the use of a hot glue gun. Little did I know if I wore durable gloves this maybe wouldn't have happened, but I they were bare naked. It must have been the lack of sleep that caused this reaction, my eyes probably didn't capture enough to see where my hand was. The burn was terrible as I had to wait for the glue to dry before I was able to go quickly rinse off with cold water. But now as I was searching in my bag for homework, I popped the blister create an immense pain to my hand.
Elon Hufana Period 4
What song?
DeletePROMPT 3
ReplyDeleteWe have a 3-day weekend and I'm alone in my room with nothing else to do and nowhere else to go. My friends are all out having fun while I'm stuck at home watching tv shows. I decided to listen to some music so I went on Pandora and Not Your Birthday came on. It made me reminisce those days when I would come home from school and listen to it. I don't know why but I really liked that song back then and it was so catchy to me that I would always sing it and my mom would get annoyed because I sang the same lines over and over. At the same time, the word "birthday" in the title of the song reminded me that my birthday is coming up next month. It got me excited but then at the same time, I don't want it to come yet because I feel like I'm growing up too fast and becoming too old. I was bored to death and this day was a not-so-good yet a not-so-bad day but just like what the lyrics says, "Party like it's not your birthday..... This song's for anyone who's having the worst day." It's the kind of jam I will never get tired of listening to.
PROMPT 4
July 2013 came around and as the days passed by, it got hotter and hotter. Taking a shower multiple times a day wasn't enough so I decided to go swimming for hours with my little brother every week. I would throw my bathing suit on, hurry to the pool and jump right in. The cold water and hot weather.... It was the best feeling ever but forgetting to put sunblock on and the outcome of swimming for hours was the worst feeling ever. Experiencing extremely uncomfortable sensations was horrible and my skin dried out. I hated washing my face because it felt like I was burning or some fire was near my face. I had to constantly apply moisturizer on my face to moisturize my face and to lessen the pain. I learned my lesson and I sure dont want to experience all that again.
PROMPT 9
It's one of those days when you just dont want to get out of bed. You're so dead tired that your body cant even function right so you tell your mom about it and she lets you skip school. Your mom takes care of you right away and treats you like that baby that you used to be several years ago. She gives you medicine and lets you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in bed. She puts something cold on your forehead to bring your temperature down. She's taking care of you like you were a 7-year-old little kid who didnt want mommy to leave their side. You're being babied by her and she makes everything feel better.
Norielle Lopez
Period 5
prompt 2 ) waking up around 9;30 getting a morning glimpse at what your going to be eating around 6 hours from now.Mom and pops already going hard in the kitchen fixing up the side dishes and cleaning the house for my family to come over and celebrate this day together.The preparation is have the battle for this turkey.Its pale white skin waiting to get cooked in my ancient stove , that always cooks the turkey just right.The house is live i can hear the t.v on in the background, its a pregame to the NFL game coming on in another 30 at this point.the game is over and my family starting to come over in numbers, the food is ready and everyone is in the living room socializing, i open the oven just for 5 seconds just to peak at the turkey,hes got a crisp tan and looks better then ever.
ReplyDeleteprompt 8) I think i just broke my finger its puffed up with a slight purple color. the only thing relaxing my hand is ice. its difficult for me to keep it on there for too long because my hand feels like exploding iot cant take it. Im taking it slow but now it starting to slowly sooth and i'm getting use to it. It is so cold yet it feels hot, is it because i cant feel my hand anymore? When i take the ice off me my hand starts to feel sooth like the water on your back after a shower.
prompt 4) OUCH! This burn sensation doesnt stop even with aloe to "sooth" my skin. how am i suppose to enjoy the rest of my stay in mexico with my shoulder and nose a deep red. i touch my skin with the slightest touch and it is warm ,warm ,warm and now its hot. This sensation is nowhere close to ideal. do i lay under or over the covers with this burn?either way any sudden movement kills me, it stings i wish i could wear a shirt but thecotton might make me feel worse and if its worse how do i put on or even take the shirt off .I'm looking forward to days next week where this unforgiving pain will be extinguished.
brandon biddle 5
Prompt One
ReplyDeleteI sat lifelessly on the hammock as the hot dry humid air clung onto me like a koala bear on a tree. Dazed, I wiped the beads of perspiration off my forehead and wished for the scorching hot sun to lay mercy and on me and chill. I decided to take a shower to cool down for the heat was just unbearable and it was only the afternoon. I aimlessly walked into the shower like a zombie and turned the knob waiting for the cold water to hit me like a waterfall. It felt rejuvenating when the cool water poured over my head and I felt refreshed. The sound of splattering water calmed me down and I felt at peace. I was happy as my dry sweaty head was being cleaned with the caring touches of the soft droplets of water. I brushed my hot clammy hands over my head and relished at the pleasure from the chilly water terminating my state of annoyance from the blazing sun moments ago. I happily hummed a merry tune as I continued to drown in this comfortable moment of coolness.
Prompt Six
My dry parched throat beseeched for a drink when I sat down on the couch after a long day at school. I eagerly ran up to the fridge contemplating on what type of beverage I should drink to satisfy the thirsty monster inside of me. My eyes lit up when I saw the red Coca-Cola that looked like it was glowing among the dull water bottles in the fridge. I snatched it pulling the tab and gulped the drink as if I was stuck in the desert for days. The fizzy feeling bubbled over my tongue crazily and I imagined thousands of little bubbles fighting and jumping wildly over my tongue. I let a sigh of content when i felt myself relish at the satisfying feeling of swallowing the soda. I took another big gulp and squeezed my eyes shut when I felt the refreshing soda all rush down my throat. The bubbly feeling refused to leave my throat as I took another sip of the soda and clung onto me like a kid in quicksand.
Prompt Three
I sat wearily in the car as my mom continued to ramble on about her eventful day with the warm heater air hugging me in a cozy embrace. I snuggled into my jacket I had covering my body and stared musingly at the traffic lights until everything blurred into a hazy vision. A familiar beat suddenly played slapping me out of my trance and I lifted my head up in surprise. I continued to stare in surprise at the car while all the gears in my head suddenly came into a halt. It suddenly hit me that this was the song I was obsessed with last year called Blue Jeans by Lana Del Rey. A nostalgic feeling rushed in my bones and all the old memories related to this song all slammed into my head like a swarm of bees over honey. I threw my snug blanket off and pat my mom on the shoulder loudly announcing my love for this song. She looked surprised and asked me if I was listening to her this whole time she was animatedly talking about her day. I shrugged and smiled happily tapping my feet on the firm car floor and enjoyed the beautiful melodies escaping from the speakers.
Allison Zheng, Period 4
LeAnne Chingcuangco
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Prompt 1
It's a very hot day, a perfect time to play with your friends, but at the end of the day the feeling of sogginess, sweatiness, and an overcooked head that came out from a blazing oven will corrupt your brain. And a cold shower is just the right remedy. Cold water running through your hair feels like ice caressing your head gently to assuage the fire corrupting your head that causes headaches. With the calming sound of droplets that lets you think about all the things that you did the whole day, making you better person for tomorrow.
Prompt 5
The smell of an orange rind when you first break into it provides you a pleasant citrus aroma which reminds you of a childhood dish that your parents used to make for you during a nostalgic afternoon. But sometimes as you press and peel its layer, a small amount of its juice suddenly escapes from your fingers and pierces your eyes with its sourness. But all is forgiven and forgotten once you get to bite on the juicy, pulpous, rind-free orange.
Prompt 8
The feeling of ice resting on your skin gives you a sensational feeling, especially when you're sick or you got injured, it provides a sense of catharsis. But it can turn into an unpleasant feeling once it's used as a prank or a revenge. As people used to say, "Revenge is a dish best served cold," and putting ice unexpectedly on someone is the best example. Putting ice on someone as a prank presents a very chilly and unpleasant feeling, like getting bombed unexpectedly by a foe and not knowing where or how to get rid of it.
Prompt1
ReplyDeleteCool water running through your hair/ over your head on a hot day
Burning my body inside and out, can’t handle the heat anymore, sweating a waterfall just by sitting in the couch. There is no cold water to drink, the fridge is busted, only water as warm as tea on that hot day. Finally after hours the bathroom is finally open, the water is running. I’m aching to feel the cold luxury of the water. I throw my head into the shower and I shiver with a smile on my face. The feeling of sweat was gone, overpowered by the fresh shower water. I felt cool for what felt like the first time I could remember, I wanted to keep the water pounding on my head until my face was wrinkly from all the water. However, there were other people in the house too, burning just like me. I had to turn off the water in what felt like a few minutes but was shockingly a much longer time. The day of torturing heat was temporarily gone for an amazing 30 minutes.
Prompt 2
My childhood friends, my brother, and I loved this song we heard on MTV when we were kids at the ages of 7, 8, 11, and 12. I didn’t know the name of the song but if any of us heard one line or even one word that is a specialty of that song that I now know is inappropriate for our age, we would reminisce about our childhood. Honestly, I felt like that song was our theme song for our childhood together. So much that we even made one word that we have only heard in the song and didn’t know the meaning of, have a meaning that only we knew. We made it mean bye, but we used it all the time at random, ablaing. When us friends came together for a sleep over and heard the song again in so many years we all sang along gladly. Personally, I have no idea what the meaning of the song is, but it sounded nice, funny, and it brings back memories. Even when all of us are old we will all recognize and love the song as much as we did when we were kids.
Prompt 3
So cold that eventually it starts to burn and I can’t handle it anymore. When I was a kid and I got injured my mom put ice in a zip lock bag and forced me to keep it on the place where I was injured. It feels great for 10 seconds after that you are in an inner conflict with your skin, the ice, and mind. The instincts of the mind are telling me to take off the ice as soon as possible. However, my mom’s voice in my head is yelling at me to keep it on in order to heal. I was conflicted with how I felt and the fear of my mom as a kid. I always took the ice off, hoping that my mom wouldn’t notice, but she always did and she always forced the ice back on. 10 seconds of gratification then a minute of burning cold, mild torture. My mom was correct, ice helped my wounds heal. The ice wasn’t too excruciating for me, I was just too sensitive as a kid, and I still am. Even now the feeling of ice on my skin for an extended time makes me feel like I am receiving a cold ice wound.
Romney Cola Per. 5
prompt 2- it's finally thanksgiving ! The day we've all been waiting for to stuff our face with yummy food. All the family reunited at grandma's house. The dinner table filled with turkey, ham,bread,delicious desserts, and of course you can't forget our favorite tamales for us mexicans. laughter and long conversations , kids running around, how can you not love thanksgiving !
ReplyDeletePrompt 10- My goodness its a struggle being a girl sometimes. i mean, straightener, curling iron etc. making sure your hair looks nice. But then BAM ! you're curling iron accidentally slips and burns you on your neck. Now you have an ugly burn mark on your neck that hurts and looks all nasty ! and well beauty is pain right.
Prompt 11- the smell of the ocean mixing with the bonfire and the sound of the waves crashing in the dark distance.
summer! who doesn't like summer? i love laying down in the tent and just listening to the waves crash onto the dark distance its so relaxing and just puts me to sleep .the sound the crickets make on the cold windy night.
J.G per.4
Prompt two:
ReplyDeleteThe cheery music was drowned out by the wails of babies, the laughter of the younger kids, and the adult’s buzzing of joyful talking. I walked through the kitchen and inhaled all of the scents of spices, tender turkey, chocolate chip cookies and mashed potatoes all mixed in. I smiled to myself and felt blissful. As I narrowly dodged the stampede of kids and return the kind gestures, I absorbed the wonderful moment in my life. Surrounded by my two favorite things (family and food) made me very grateful. Those moments in my life are what really stand out and stay within my thoughts endlessly and what made me love thanksgiving so much.
Prompt one:
As I laid on the grass, the searing rays of bright sunlight pierced my skin irritatingly. While I read my favorite book I tried to ignore the heat but eventually I felt perspiration on my forehead and sighed. ‘This is why fall is the best season’ I thought to myself frustrated. I walked back into my house and decided to shower. I walked into the shower and turned the water to the cold setting. The water shot out of the shower and the freezing water droplets squirmed through my hair and ran down. At first I felt extreme discomfort as the cold water danced down my sweaty scorching skin. As I embraced to the coolness I felt wonderful. The water weighed down my curls and cooled down my warm face.
Prompt 11:
The tinkling of the short guitar notes danced through the night as the boy strummed it with his eyes closed, occasionally starting a song and humming to himself. The group of young adults sat on logs with blankets enveloping them. The fire in the middle shot out colors into the darkness, with orange, red, and yellow eliminating their peaceful faces. In the background the high waves crashed onto the rocks and crawled back into the vast ocean unwillingly. Again the dark dangerous waves hovered and slammed onto the shore. The sounds of the waves lapping the rocks, the pretty notes of the guitar, and the cracking of the fire soothed the teenagers and allowed them to remain in a state of paradise.
Maggie Mehari Period 4
Prompt 1:
ReplyDeleteSummer, i could feel the heat rising every minute i was awake. As i touched my hair it felt as if i was put my hand into a wet dirty mop. Every time my hair touched my back i could feel my hair starting to cook like a egg cooking on a pan. As i feel in need a shower i go into the bathroom i turn the knob and the water comes down , ice cold water starts to run threw my hair, it feel as if my hair could finally breath. I get a sense of relief.
Prompt 2:
The smell of the thanksgiving turkey rise up in to my nostrils and a slight smell of gravy as i walked threw the door. I knew it was thanksgiving but didn't realize till i took that first whiff of the thanksgiving turkey. I don't eat turkey but the smell coming from it reminded me of thanksgiving as a kid. As i was walking into the kitchen to say hello i see the turkey and gravy sitting there and i knew for sure it was thanksgiving. Watching it from the table the Turkey was there , looking at it gave me a repulsive feeling that i didn't like it although the smell did not bother me the look of it did
Prompt:8
It was so hot I needed a cold glass of water as i take i sip from the glass of water that was practically sweating just as much as i was. As i take a sip ice rushes in to my mouth then i feel it going down the side of my mouth i feel myself getting shivers as it goes from my chin resting on my stomach it felt so good against my hot skin but soon the ice had turned into water.
Melissa Martinez period 5
Prompt 1:
ReplyDeleteIt’s a hot summer day. There are kids running around outside and having water fights down the block. Sitting on the porch trying to stay cool, but yet still sweating bullets. There’s no cold water mom is at work and the store is a mile away. The sidewalk is letting off steam as soon as the water hit the ground. One of the kids from down the street runs up with a big bucket of water, splash he pours it on my head. It was cold, and my head felt as if I got out the shower and walked into an ice age. It felt so good but yet so cold on this hot summery day. As it dripped down my face over powering the heat I felt so relaxed just for a moment on this hot summer day.
Prompt 2:
Thanksgiving Day is a day that I look forward to. Thought out the house all I smelt was all the trimmings that goes with the turkey. On this day we have mashed potatoes, fried turkey, macaroni and cheese, and some good old country gravy. The family began to gather around the table to sit and eat. It’s getting late waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven. Were ready to eat, people are getting impatient and the gravy is getting cold. We still have twenty minutes to go before we can sit down and eat that turkey. So we start eating the appetizers and start laughing and telling stories with the family. Ohh boy ! The turkey is ready. My momma slices up the hot sizzling turkey and put the gravy on the turkey that have been waiting to be served.
Prompt 3:
A blister from the burn is painful. Because it starts off with water in the blister and it holds the heat from the burn on your body. If you are not carful it will pop and leave a sore in that area. The blister grows day by day and starts to hurt. As soon as you go to rub it, the thoughts come to your head reminding you not to do it. Its stings so bad it feels like you’re walking through hell and never coming back. You scream for help but there are no type of lotions that could make this feeling goes away. That moment while you’re sleeping the blister burst in the middle of the night. When you wake up in the morning you feel the burning sensations as if someone is holding your hand to the stove.
Treyvon Brown Walker .5
Lara Friedlund (period 5)
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Prompt 1
The harsh sun beat down on the back of my neck, tanning it golden. Beads of sweat poured down and clumps of damp, chocolate-brown hair stuck to my sticky skin. Lacking common sense due to the unforgiving heat, I ran home as fast as my short, chubby legs could move me. The foul odor of sweat filled the room as I entered my modest home. Looking to my right, Mom and Dad lay sprawled in the living room, eating chilled, juicy watermelon in front of the electric fan. Brushing off the temptation of the sweet, brightly colored fruit, I ran up the stairs two steps at a time. All I had in mind was a cold, refreshing shower to cool the flames of my day in the brutal summer sun. As I stepped into the cool, running water, all feelings of hatred toward California’s insane weather disappeared and was replaced with relief and content. Cold water rapidly hit my inflamed skin and rinsed my oily face. Filth washed down the drain along with discontent. Not quite done with the pleasure of cool water, I lingered in the shower and allowed water to run down my long, silky hair. Conscious of the amount of water I was wasting, I unwillingly turned off the water. A soothing, cold shower makes every hot day worth it.
Prompt 5
Lazing around my room on a slow, Sunday afternoon, I hear the shrill beep of my house’s alarm system, signalling that my parents were home. I ran downstairs to punch in the 4-digit code that would unset the alarm. Entering the house with armfuls of shopping bags full of food, I unhesitatingly gave a helping hand in unloading the groceries. Everything seemed to be normal and within our weekly grocery routine: lactose-free milk, whole-grain wheat bread, bananas, green onions, and spinach. At the bottom of one bag laid a sweet (and sour) surprise. Unphased by them being out of season, I picked up a bag of oranges from the shopping bag with a twinkle in my eyes. Oranges are a pleasant surprise around this household. Ignoring the remaining bags of food scattered on our colorful kitchen table, I impatiently opened the bag of oranges and hunted for the orange with the deepest shade. Near the bottom of the bag, I found the perfect orange. It had a horseshoe shaped brown area on the side of the peel, but I am old enough to know that things like that don’t affect the sweet, juicy taste of the orange. With my long, uncut nails, I dug into the skin of the orange and the citrusy fragrance overpowered the room. The scent was a blend of sweet and sour with a smidge of summer. Juices covered my hand, coating it with the same, fruity smell. My mouth watered and I knew I picked the right orange. It was juicy, just the way I like it. Biting into the first slice took me into a new world of taste and satisfaction. Long after my orange was gone, the scent lingered. I finished putting away the groceries, not forgetting how delicious the orange was. As I headed back upstairs, my dad stopped me, sniffed the air, and asking, “Hey, did you eat one of my oranges?” Nervously looking around, I sprinted up the stairs screaming, “I love you dad!”
Lara Friedlund (period 5)
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Prompt 3
The first mellow strums of the guitar throw me back to my gloomy past of lonesome silence. I forget my reality and all I see is the dark, pathetic self who I once was. Crouched tightly in a ball much like a cowering child, I sat in my cramped closet waiting for the next day. Come the next day, my shoulders slumped in disappointment at the dull life I lead. It was the same tiresome routine of trying too hard only to come face to face with failure. Stopping to smell the roses was useless, as the usually sweet, fragrant smell had faded to be as dull as the rest of my life. All that made it worth striving was the fact that she would be there after school. We would talk until late night when only the stars were out to play and the soothing hum of her voice would bring me back to Earth. Her laugh sweetened my bitter heart and warmed me from the tip of my pale feet to the top of my chocolate-brown hair covered head. A pale, rosy color filled her cheeks as we fell deeper into a world of our own. Best friends, we were a perfect pair. In my moments of despair, she pulled out her experience-worn, acoustic guitar and strummed those light, peaceful notes that reached deep into my heart. The calm melody couldn't compare to her soft, reserved voice which sang to me almost as if reassuring me that everything would be alright. Words would shyly flow from her lips, as if she was afraid to speak, and compliment her guitar in the sweetest way. I was hypnotized by the work of art that filled my quiet bedroom. It wasn't something I could hold, but it was something I could feel. I felt it in my heart and it came out in the form of a radiant smile. As the song is coming to a close, I shake myself back to my reality. I am happy with my simple life and I am not the same absentminded person that I used to be. Every once and a while, I stop to smell the faint sweetness of the roses and laugh at the confused person who I once identified as.
Prompt 1. As the cool soothing water that seemed to be at a perfect icy temperature started runing through my hair gave me a chill shooting down my back. I knew that that last bit of fresh water was going to keep me hydrated and out of hot blistering weather for a while. The cool water made the hot sunny heat wave of a day seem like i was in my house with the a.c. on. The coolness started to fade slowly, but as soon as i thought the cold water was over a breeze passed and made me have that same chill pass through my back.
ReplyDeletePrompt 6. As i took a sip of my ice cold mountain dew i felt an amazing fizz and rehydrating texture on each tastebud. As i kept it in my mouth for a while the fizz started to burn on my tounge like if it was a minty cool burn. As i swallowed that sip it ran down through my neck i could feel going down from the icy texture. I couldnt stop but take more sips as i kept going a sip turned into a gulp and a gulp turned into a chug. It felt like ive never tasted anything like it and it was the thing i was looking for to satisfy me.
Prompt 11. As we began entering the sandy beach i could smell and taste the salty ocean. As my dad began to light the bonfire i could smell the piney driftwood we had brought from our old camping trips. You could start smelling the burned wood and the smoke hurt your eyes if you got to close to it. It started mixing with the salty ocean sea and started to make an all new aroma wich had left my nose tingling, but it was a good type of smell it was as if the sea had started to become piney and the wood had become moistered with salt sprinkled on it.
Faustino Garcia Gomez period 5
William Ma period 5
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I was in my English class during June. Our English class had no air conditioning or fan and our insane teacher had the windows closed. The summer heat was getting to me while I was taking my last vocabulary test. The sweat that began to accumulate on me during the test made my skin feel sticky. It felt like I was in a hot oven getting baked. When I finish my vocabulary test, I told my teacher, "Here's my bathroom pass. I need to go to the bathroom." "Ok." he replied back. Screw the extra credit I thought to myself. I make my way to the bathroom. As I enter, no one was there. Lucky me I say to myself. I go to the small sink and put my head under the water tap and let the water flow down. The refreshing cool water wiped away all the feelings of stickiness and made me feel like a waterfall was on top of me. The sound of the water just falling down and made it all the better. For the next few seconds, I just let the ice-cold water pierce through my skin and allow it to cool myself for the few seconds.
Prompt Three
When I was little, I use to play Pokémon a lot. All the cities and routes had very memorable and distinct songs. As I grew older though, I stopped playing Pokémon. One day as I was searching through YouTube , I randomly come across a soundtrack of the game. As I listened to it, a click in my head instantly went off saying "I remember this song!" As I continue listening to it, I just kept feeling more and more nostalgic. The song obviously associated me with the game. Then, a hole was beginning to form in my heart knowing that the journey I took when I was a kid in the game was an experience I could never feel again. The feeling of getting my first Pokémon to evolve or finding the first legendary Pokémon. It was one of the rare times I was feeling a little sad and happy at the same time.
Prompt Six
Feeling thirsty, I grab a can of Sprite, my favorite soda. Cling! I pop the pull tab off. I put the carbonated soda to my mouth and then take a large sip. The fizzy soda exploded in my mouth like a bunch of mini bombs going off all at once. While it was exploding on your tongue, your taste buds get bombarded with the sweetness of the lemon-lime flavor. No one only takes one sip from a can of soda though. I begin to take multiple sips and try to drink the can as fast as I can. I felt so hydrated and refreshed, even though I knew water was the better option. I didn't care though. The taste of Sprite was so good, it didn't matter to me it was filled with sugar. I continue to drink and let the soda pop in my mouth.
Prompt 1
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Its a scorching hot day, on of the hottest its ever been in years. I could feel myself melting from the excruciating heat from the sun. What i need was just to go home and take a shower of the coldest water. I finish walking home with more sweat than there are water in the ocean. I finally make it to the shower. I turn the knob getting it just right so i can really enjoy it. Then my back shuddered of the amazing icy touch, the water was through my hair. It was an endless stream of cold water, with a slight breeze from the ac inside the house. I had goosebumps the water Finally my day was saved by the chilly,frigid water just hope it happens again.
Prompt 6
Taking a sip of a freshly opened cold can of coke. Once the cold fizz hits my tongue. I felt a bombarding of coke fly throughout my mouth. It was an amazing, refrigerated mini bombs of coke flying hitting and satisfying my taste buds. Then the after taste of the cold but burning fizz came. Its was the fizz now sitting on my tongue exploding and burning my tongue. I had to take another sip to counter act the burning sensation it first left in my mouth. no its changed it back to its amazing cool self.
Prompt 8
Just had my hand closed on by a door. Its purple, icky, swollen i needed something to ease of this pain before we say its broken.
Now I was just brought a frigid, arctic cold ice pack. I was setting it carefully down my swollen hand. There was an immense pain that i felt over my hand. There i still feel the shock through my body now i feel a burn heating the swollen finger. But now the ice is now burning me but also relaxing my hand. The swollen part of my hand could only feel the cool but the rest of my hand is being burned. Now the ice pack has made my hand lose feeling its numb. Now the ice is just helping instead of hurting.
Hanad Jama
Per 5
prompt 2
ReplyDeleteI am sitting at boring, old school. Waiting in the smelly disgusting classroom for Thanksgiving vacation. The clock is moving very slowly as as i clearly see we i have five minutes left of school. I just stare into space and next thing you know, bam!!! The bell rings very loudly and everybody quickly rushes home to rest up and enjoy vacation. I rush home as fast as i can to get as much sleep as i can. I am just outside the door when I notice a very discreet smell then you would only smell this time of the year.
I walk into the house and i follow the beautiful smell into the hot, moist kitchen. I seek to find this wonderful smell. First i look into the microwave which was more empty than my locker at school. Then i notice on top of the stove a pot steaming with joy and happiness. It was the most richest smell in the world. I almost fainted right there in the kitchen. My love for this gravy is almost as much my love for the game of basketball. I taste it and its like a little drop of heaven as it disperse in my body. Then i look inside the oven and what better thing to go with this delicious gravy, then a thanksgiving turkey. The tenderness is just so succulent and the taste of it with gravy more satisfying then getting all the candy in the world on halloween.
prompt 7
I was sitting at home watching my large widescreen television. Then my stomach starts to talk to me saying I'm so empty. I then go to my beautiful, magnificent kitchen to scavenge for some food. I then come up to silver shinning fridge which I'm thinking has so much food to fill me up. I then open it and my fridge appears to be like a classroom during the summer.
Then i look over across the kitchen in my gigantic fruit bowl and see nothing as well. I look back at my fridge and then glance back at my fruit bowl and i notice a glimpse of something this time. Yes the image is becoming more clear as i approach my fruit bowl like a lion approaches it's prey. I look inside and it seems to be a grapefruit, not really my favorite but i said to myself this might be the only thing that might keep me from dying of starvation. I then place the grapefruit on the counter and slice it open. As my teeth sink into the grapefruit it is very juicy and makes me feel satisfied until it hits my tongue. When it hits my worried tongue i instantly have a bitter, crazy look on my face.
prompt 4
My kind, jolly family made plans to go to hot Mexico this weekend because it was a three day weekend. We left on a breezy friday in California. Then arrived that night in Mexico. At night you would highly assume it would be a little breezy, but no it was really scorching out there. The first thing we do is check in to our wonderful, wicked hotel Then we go check out the outrageously, large shops. The next beautiful day i went to the pool.
I went to go swim in baby blue pool. It was so hot that i didn't even think to put on the cold sunscreen before i got in. So i was in there for quite a while. When i got out i realized that i was red as a tomato and the name rapidly stuck to me. It was only thing bad about this sunburn, it hurt so bad that i couldn't move for like a week. I even had to miss boring, old school.
Manuel Carrasco period 5
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ReplyDeleteMAURICIO OROZCO period 5
ReplyDeleteprompt:3 It was July 16 on a warm summers day, school had just ended and summer break the greatest of all the breaks was beginning to unravel on all the students of San Leandro high. the long exciting ride home with all your closest friends making plans for the long awaited summer and suddenly the song 21 questions by 50 cent comes on and cum-on who doesn't love that song , we instantly blast the radio joy filled the car the perfect song for the beginning of a exciting summer as we continued through the streets peoples constant glance at our raging music but it bother ? no cause I'm having more fun than they are.
Prompt8: Mid November right before thanksgiving its been constantly raining all throughout the bay area, in gloomy classroom the students sit restless and tired on a Monday morning just one more week until break everybody just wants the week to end so they can go home and escape the soul draining weather, the bell rings its song of dismissal and the students eager to escape the room they've been trapped in for the last hour but as the first student is leaving the class he shouts in a questioning tone "is it snowing ?" and it the was , he class rumbles through the door, to get a feel of the bone chilling ice flakes that they're so unfamiliar with , with the little to no snow that falls in the bay, it was a miracle. the mood of the school changed from a gloomy zombie to joyful kids running around campus finally experiencing snow in the bay
Prompt11: On a warm summers night summer break was coming to an end and everybody just wanted to relax and enjoy their last days with a cool bonfire on the beach with the smashing waves the crackling fire the small of burned marshmallows for the smores and even the one guy that showed up with the Guitar, everything was working in perfect harmony. the joy of loved ones laughing filled the air nothing but good vibes were going off, the pail moonlight and light breeze with the warmth of the fire gave the perfect atmosphere for the perfect end to a perfect summer.
Prompt 2- Finally is thanksgiving, when I get to my uncles house, I open the door the first thing I smell is the turkey, I hang around for a good a mount of time, is time to eat, when I serve myself some food I don't get turkey good thing they make other food, I go sit down, my brother sits next to me and I smell the turkey from his plate
ReplyDeletePrompt 4- In Summer. After being in the pool for so long, my brother tells me that I should get out the pool, when I get out my brother tells me that I my face was red and also my shoulders, the first thing i said to myself is I'm going to get a sunburn, after 2 hours I could feel a horrible sunburn, I feel terrible all I want to do is splash cold water on my face
Prompt 3- I feel like hearing music, I go to my YouTube app, I searching up music, when I'm searching I could see what I search back then, when i see the name of the music I liked in middle school I started to listening to it, then I feel like I'm in middle school I could even remember some parts.
Luis Ortiz period 5
It's December 13 and it's a foggy cold morning. I can't feel I my toes because of the cold weather. My nose is red like a Apple. I don't want to get up for school but when I eventually do my body is slow. My feet are touching the cold winter floor. After so much walking back and forth my feet become numb.I take each step as if I have forever. I have my mom yelling at my every second to hurry up. As I'm washing my face I could feel the warm water running against my face. When im finally ready at 8:00 a.m we leave the house to school. When we get into the car we realize theirs a thin layer of ice in the windshield.
ReplyDeleteIts a hot summer day. I've been walking for hours in the sun. I can feel and hear my heart pounding against my chest. I feel as if it's going to jump out any second. When I arrive at a gas station I buy the largest bottle of water. I pay for it as quickly as I can. I could fell the water rushing threw my throat. it was the best feeling ever. In a matter of seconds my body felt better. my heart slowed down.
It's 2:00 a.m and im awakened my two crying babies. I couldn't find a way to put them back to sleep. I rubbed their tummy and gave them warm milk. Nothing seemed to be working. the more they cried the stronger the headache got. Their was sweat going down their soft tiny faces. I soon realized all I had to do was take their sweaters of. I grabbed one and rocked him back and forth till he closed his small little eyes and feel asleep.
Vanessa Chavez
4th period
Prompt one:
ReplyDeleteWhen it was a random and hot day of summer, the scorching and igneous sun burnt away my skin. I desperately strive to run towards my house to take a cool, arctic shower. A stench of tainted sweat ran through my body as I went upstairs to the bathroom. I turn on the knob to expect waterfalls from the heavens to appear and change the way I would feel later in the afternoon. The refreshing and harmonious water was like a tidal wave rushing through my skin. Cool water went down towards my hair, slowly feeling luxuriant and delightful. Endless advancement of cool water drenched and hydrated my entire body. I turned off the shower and felt like I had transformed into a new person.
Prompt six:
When I was walking down the road in Las Vegas, a vending a machine seem to have caught my eye. My throat was extremely dry as if I were to be journeying in the Sahara Desert without food or water. I bought can of Pepsi, my number one soda. I opened the can with grace and took a wild sip. The soda began to explode with flavor of rich and creamy taste all over my mouth. The sensation of soda made my mouth feel like a battlefield. The icy, cold soda was like an ice storm all over my taste buds and teeth. I soon began to be attached and took large amounts of sips till it was not more. The rush and sugar made me feel replenished and furnished, even if was more of an unhealthy factor. I then finished off my drink.
Prompt five:
On a normal Sunday afternoon, I was in a need for an orange. I began to peel the orange slowly and carefully examining how it would come to smell like. Pressing on the soft, exterior part of the orange felt soothing and smooth .The scent had a delightful citrus feel which made me relieve my stress and worries. The taste of the fruit has a marvelous, luscious, and juicy flavor that penetrated my taste buds. The sweet, yet sour taste revolutionizes the way you think of other fruits.
Francis Diza (Period 4)
Prompt 3: So I was on Pandora and as usual I picked my favorite radio. A song came on and instantly a thousand memories came through my head. My first thought was "oh my gosh I cant even. Why did I ever stop listening to it?!" I used to listen to this song all the time non-stop until it became aggravating to hear. My whole mood changed and I erupted with chills. I started to shout the lyrics out and inside I had a tingly feeling and a feeling of joy because wow all the memories man. I felt all giddy and ecstatic.
ReplyDeletePrompt 1:We won! We won our tournament and as we were all cheering we felt cold refreshing water being poured onto the whole team. Our coach knew we were all baking the whole game from the heat. The water felt blissful and cooled us down so much it felt as if I had just jumped into a pool after running on the hot pavement with no shoes on. It felts so amazing I felt so tense before because I was so hot and sweaty and when I felt the water I felt so limber and it gave me excitement like I could do anything.
Prompt 8: Have you ever taken an ice bath? Oh my gosh it feels so rad but at the same time you feel like you're going to freeze to death because your body is in shock. I felt the ice touch my skin and I felt like I had to scream because the ice is numbing. It was so cold you can feel the ice inside your body, not just on the outside. It feels like you replaced your blood with glacier water. One of the most bittersweet feelings ever.
Cierra Gomes,Period 5
Prompt 11- The smell of the ocean mixing with a bonfire and the sound of the waves crashing in the dark distance.
ReplyDeleteits summer. A beautiful summer night. The weather is not cold nor to hot. It was just perfect. I was in my room on the computer, listening to music when my brother called me to the living room to tell we were going to Half-moon bay beach. I rushed to me to pack up everything i needed for the beach. It literally felt like i packed my whole room because i didn't know what take exactly. When we finally got to the beach i got out of the car and i took a deep breath because i love the smell of the beach except the fishy smell. I took off my shoes when we went on the sand and i curled my toes because i love the feeling of the soft rocky hand between my toes. My cousins started to bring wood for the bonfire. When they started the fire we started putting slow nice music and i was looking up at the twinkling starts and then i closed my eyes and i could smell the fire and hearing the waves crash. It was such a beautiful night. I can't wait until i do that again.
Prompt 2- The smell of Thanksgiving turkey in the oven with the gravy cooling on the stove.
Thanksgiving is coming so i decided to do this one. Last year on Thanksgiving morning around 8 am, my mom was cooking. I can already smell the tasty food she makes. Later that day i get ready for the night. I can already hear my cousins and aunts in the living room just ready to eat. Everybody sat on the long table and my dad always says a prayer before eating. The turkey was still on the stove cooking and it smelled so good that my mouth was watering and the gravy was cooling on the stove. a few minutes past and my mom got the turkey out and everybody started eating like they haven't ate in days!
Prompt 3- Hearing a song you used to be obsessed with years ago.
Hearing a song that i used to be obsessed with gives me the chills because it brings back memories when i use to hear that song. I love hearing throwbacks. It makes me super happy. I love music. Music is my escape from everything. For example School, Parents, Boyfriend, and friends. I don't like it when people want to talk to me when i have my earphones on. I don't think anyone does. But when i hear songs that i used to be obsessed with either makes me super happy or super sad. Depends on the memories i had or what that song reminds me of.
Natalie Rodriguez
Period 5
Prompt 1:
ReplyDeleteToday’s heat is unrivaled, and you long for an escape from its furious fever. As difficult as this may seem, you happen to find something that could possibly remedy your crisis; at least for the moment. You grab a water bottle from the shade, and decide it would be best to just pour it on your head. So you twist off the top and proceed to indulge yourself. It's shocking at first, and almost a surprise. As a result you may shiver or twitch. For a moment you don't know what you’re feeling. There is a strange sensation that can neither be classified as hot nor cold. This is coupled with a tingling numbness that spreads throughout your body. As you begin to adjust to this odd, however very familiar sensation, it transforms into a cool, yet gentle grasp on your head. It continues on its path downwards with the help of gravity, and soon your hearing becomes momentarily hindered by the flowing liquid over your ears. This clear liquid gold now begins to rapidly fall away from your drenched head and dripping hair. It crashes to the dirt floor beneath you with a splash and the thirsty ground greedily drinks whatever isn’t instantly vaporized by the sweltering air around you. You relish in the sudden sense of fulfillment and relaxation. As well as the self-contradictory feelings of tiredness and alertness. You are melting away with the water and your mind is at ease.
Prompt 6:
I am parched and in desperate need of some sort of beverage. So I begin to search for something to quench my thirst. My desire for hydration eventually leads me to the kitchen where I find my oasis, the refrigerator. I open the fridge and, although I was initially planning to get water, the red can of Coca Cola called out to me. The frosty can gives me goosebumps and I’m already anticipating the sweet taste of the fizzy drink. I pop open the can and I can hear the sizzling of bubbles fizzing in and out of existence. When I finally take the first sip, I feel a slight burning sensation on my tongue and throat. It’s as if there were millions of little people dancing all over my mouth. The feelings spreads to my nose and I am becoming enslaved to the sweetness. Before I even realize it, all the sodas gone and I’m left with satisfaction.
Prompt 9:
Sickness for me has always come with nightmares and a sense of paranoia. My feverish head is lost in a dream like state and gets stuck there. While in my mind when even my own blankets are against me, a cool, caring touch always brings me back to reality. The pungent smell of medicine in the air is making me dizzy. The soft blankets are choking me and the silence is deafening.The sweat coating my skin is soaking the bed and my vision is blurring together. But none of that matters when a caring hand brings me relief. Their cool touch gives me goosebumps despite my internal heat. Regardless of the situation at hand, this small gesture gives me all the hope I need to recover.
Kariauna Gomez
Period 5
Prompt 1:
ReplyDeleteIt is a scorching hot day in the city of San Leandro. It seems as if we all got on a space shuttle that was sun bound. The streets were even crying about the blistering heat surrounding the city. It's like the city of San Leandro has all of a sudden turned into the Sahara Desert. The heat was so strong that all outside activities were canceled. I got so sick and tired of the the heat that i decide to throw a nice cold bucket of water over my head. When the water hits my skin you can hear the water fight the heat surrounding my skin. The water is the savior of my dehydrated body. The cherry on top. The water takes away the staggering heat from my entire body.
Prompt 2:
It is the morning of November 28 and you already know what to expect. You can already visualize the thanksgiving turkey screaming your name. The pumpkin pie longing your name. It is around 2:00 pm and you see your family start preparing everything to make the thanksgiving feast. By the time you know it, the smell of the turkey cooking in the oven is irresistible. Your nostrils have an affinity to great smelling food. The smell of the turkey is the best smelling thing in the world. The gravy on the side with its aroma teasing the entire house is unbearable. When you finally sit down and you have all the delicious food you only get once a year staring you right in the eye, you have no other choice but to dig in.
Prompt 3:
It is a normal calm Saturday in the city of San Leandro. You wake up, do your chores, and rest on the couch for a little while. Your resting when all of a sudden you hear a beat you recognize on the radio. You quickly raise the volume and the radio is literally speaking to you. It is the song you loved when you were just 10 years old. You sudden get this chill going through your body because of you excitement. Never in 1000 years did you think you would ever hear that song again. Your jumping, cheering, and dancing when all of a sudden the song ends and that was it.
Oscar Perez Period 4
Prompt 6: on a hot day all I want to do is drink a soda, it doesn't matter if soda doesn't take the thirst away. All I want is for the soda to wake up my tasting buds, like a firework in your mouth. It's sweet as sugar, although there's no sugar in it. When the soda sits in your mouth for a few seconds, you can feel little bubbles bouncing around your mouth. On hot days especially, the excitement of hearing the bass when you open a soda can brings a smile to my face. After taking the first sip of soda, you'll find yourself finding gratification and saying "aghh". Although all you want to do on a hot day is drink a can of soda, the con of it is the feeling you bet after you drink away the whole can. Your stomach starts to act up and it feels like you just finished eating at a feast but it's actually bloating and you feel like your stomach is full of air and the need to burp.
ReplyDeletePrompt 3: Hearing a song you used to be obsessed with years ago literally makes you open your mouth and day "omg now I remember why I loved this song so much!". Your ears open up and let the music inside and let it float in your brain. The energy starts running through your veins and you feel like getting up and dance to the rhythm. All of a sudden you start remembering why you loved that song so much, then you find yourself digging back in time to find out what brought you to listen to the song. It's like going to Disneyland for the second time and realizing you love more than you did the first time, that's exactly the feeling of listening to a song after you stopped listening to it for long while. Before you never really listened to the lyrics but the rhythm of the song made you put a smile on your face but when you listen to the song again after a long time it's not the same. You find yourself reading the lyrics with your ears and that's when you realize what the song is actually about.
Prompt 1: Cool water running through your hair/ over your head on a hot day. You're running home in a rush and you feel the heat of the sun melting and warming up your skin. You're trying to open your front door as soon as possible because there's a monster chasing you (the sun) and you look back in terror trying to get away from it. The coolness of your home refreshes you and it feels like a wave of water hit you in the front part of your body. But finally you enter the bathroom and turn the water faucet knobs left and right until you get the perfect temperature of water you want. You get in the water and shivers run through your skin for a few seconds before you get used to the water. At that moment all you want is to stay there forever. The relief of cool water cooling your head makes you feel fresh and forget that 5 minutes ago you were burning from the sun rays.
Alexa Flores period 4
As I walked home, I felt bead after bead of sweat drip down my face. I longed for a glass of water and started to run home. My shoes pounded the pavement as I ran with musings of a cool glass of water resting in my hand.As I practically rammed through the doors, I was exhausted and practially toppled over with asperation. I reached for the glass on the table which was covered in drops of dew and gulped it down in thirst. I wiped the excess water off of my chin with the tip of my sleeve.
ReplyDeleteI had gone to walgreens after school for a fine bottle of coca-cola. Tiredly, I stumbled over to the drinks aisle, pulled open the glass door, and took out the nearest bottle of the good stuff. Before reaching the register, I took a small sip of the drink. I felt the carbonated liquid pop on my tongue and fizzed from my throat as I drank. I reached the distant register, payed for my sugar rush in a bottle, and chugged the delicious bottle of the drink. The drink energized me like ecstasy.
After Track and Field practice, I discovered I had pulled my calf muscle and hobbled over to the car which would take me home. I practically crawled to the fridge, pulled out a bag of peas, and slapped it onto my leg, cooling it down instantly. The cold feeling of the peas made goosebumps run across my leg, but I kept the bag on there. Over a period of a few minutes, the sharp stab of the frozen bag resided and I relaxed into a chair and fell asleep.
Michael Lee 5th Period
Paulina M-Contreras per. 5
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Its a very hot day in the big Hawaii beach feeling the sun booming in your face, but having your glasses decrease the amount of sunlight in your eyes. The candescent sun kissing my skin with its fervency leaving my skin very moist. As i look to my right to my right my mom making a nice cool lemonade and on the side she has a big bowl of arctic ice calling my name. I get up very tardily and briskly grab a cube of clear ice. I place it on my skin feeling the dispassion flowing through the inside of my skin making me feel relaxed.
Prompt 2
My mom takes me out for lunch like the usual she asks me chose what i would like to eat. I pick to go eat at a fast food place like Jack in the Box. My mom orders a salad of course, but order the number 7 which is a hamburger, fries, & a soft drink. Through the drive threw we get our order & start eating our food in the car while he gaze at the setting sun out afar. As i reach for my soft drink i feel the plastic cup wet like a dolphins skin. I tip over to the left and take a sip. The drink flowing through my throat with its rugged fizz to it. Also making its way to my nose making me feel as in a bizarre way. Placing drink back in the cup holder & taking a bite of my juicy, tasty hamburger that i have been craving.
Prompt 3
It's Monday November 11, 2013 I jump in the car it is exactly 7:50, my mom being slower than a turtle taking my brother to daycare a block away. While he is sleeping in his car seat like if he was hibernating in a dark profound cave for the winter. She takes about 10 minutes and I'm about to be late to second period which is world history, but i cant be late it will impact my grade. My mom finally gets in the car and we drive off to my school so she can drop me off. While we are driving I turn on the radio all you hear is the roaring coming from the song. This song was "Roar" by Katy perry making me feel uncomftorable due to its clangorous notes. Its a monday cant be dealing with this. On mondays feeling exhausted making me want to hibernate in a dark profound cave.
JERICAH!!!
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Holy Crap-
“Holy Crap!!” The excruciating pain was as if hot, sizzling coals were piercing through my chest. I walked into the bathroom to witness my chest inflamed with redness and right in the dead center was a partial handprint. My chest was as red as a tomato. I realized moments after that I received a sunburn from sleeping in the sun the day before. The excessive pain pounded on my chest. Before heading my way to the nearest drug store to buy some type of cream to help aid my sunburn, I was faced with another obstacle. “Holy Crap,” I need to get dressed! But a burning sensation followed even the slightest touch. The sickening, disgusting, and constant peeling of the skin off my chest was unimaginable. What was I to do? I felt like just lying down for however many days till the pain went away. It was that bad.
Prompt 7:
Grapefruit-
As my grandma was eating I couldn’t help but notice the unbearable beauty of that one mysterious fruit in her bowl. My desire and craving for it was like a lion that hasn’t eaten in weeks. My grandma saw my constant looks towards her bowl and offered me some. The fruit was now in my hands. I began to imagine the taste of sweet, sour, and juicy. My heart raced. As I took my first bit my face turned from excitement to disgust in a split second. Bitterness and dryness was just unimaginably and utterly disgusting in my opinion. My grandma died of laughter as I sat there red faced.
Prompt 9:
Fevers-
Stuck with a scorching hot forehead, for I am sick. My depressing mood doesn’t help the situation. I can feel my body trying to fight this fever, while lying here sweating it off. I begin to think about the other times I came down with something. My remembrance of the softness, calmness, and safe feeling from the hands of my great grandmother on to my feverish head gave remarkable warmth to my heart. Other days I lay here missing the feeling even when I’m not sick. It hits me like a slap in the face. Thus I realize it’s not just the feeling I miss, it’s her.
victor ambriz per 4
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as soon as you hear the oven clock beep you get exited to eat that tasty turkey. slowly opening the oven you smell the turkey, your mouth gets watery, your stomach starts growling saying "go get that turkey and eat till you can't eat anymore." as soon as you mom puts the turkey on the table you go sit down and stare at it till your mom say's its okay to eat. As soon as the family sits down we say our prayers to god and eat. when your eating the turkey its a good sensation and a good taste of the turkey. when your done eating the turkey was half way and your full and cant eat anymore.
prompt 4
its blazing hot out, your parents want to go out to the beach. we start packing and leave. as soon as you arrive they turn on the grill, prepare it to put the meat on so we can it. the meat smells so good when you have it on the grill and it sizzling. when your done eating you go and lay down on the hot sand. a couple hours later you leave while your sitting down in the car your back starts to burn. when you get home you take a cold shower and we all know that a cold shower in a hot day after you got back a sun burn is the best feeling to do.
prompt 11
sitting by bond fires can be relaxing next to the ocean while you hear the waves crash with the shore. the smell of the fire with the smell of the ocean is as wonderful as the smell of turkey in the kitchen. you start feeling relaxed when you hear the waves crash while they bring wind to you and the fire cancels out all the coldness. as soon as you go to sleep you feel like someone is waiting to hurt you. you wake up and look around to make sure there is nothing around you but a couple of trees and the darkness of the water. you hear the waves crashing with the rocks and u think there is some one making that noise.